How would one know he is addicted to caffeine?

[ForumMaster]

when you're at a point where you simply can't start your head without some caffeine. i am definitely addicted.

 

[dbk]

coffee ruins my stomach

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: dbk
coffee ruins my stomach

Well you can always do those coffee enemas to get it the other way...

 

[skace]

Go a week without. Only answer.

 

[sandorski]

When I wake up I have 1 cup of coffee. That's it. On occassion I run out of coffee for a few days. During that time I feel tired for the next 2-3 days.

 

[MikeMike]

if you get headaches or feel tired during the day when you stop drinking it...

<-- is happily not addicted to caffeine... and loves to tell my GF she is addicted to it while i cant get addicted to pot!

 

[dbk]

I want to drink some coffee in the mornings so that i can stay awake but it really churns my stomach? Any tips?

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: dbk
coffee ruins my stomach

Well you can always do those coffee enemas to get it the other way...

well, that's where the term "blowing smoke up one's ass" comes from

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: dbk
I want to drink some coffee in the mornings so that i can stay awake but it really churns my stomach? Any tips?

Dunno. Try different coffee or try various Teas. If it always upsets your stomach, you're SOL or you'll have to live with it. I suppose.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Pretty much, if you find it hard to stop, and get effects such as a head ache, you're addicted.

I actually tested to see if I was addicted to pepsi so I stopped drinking it for a week, and faired out ok. I would not say it was super easy, but was not hard either. My peak is when I drinked 2 per day though. Some people will drink nearly a whole case. I'd like to see them try to stop for a week cold turkey.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Pretty much, if you find it hard to stop, and get effects such as a head ache, you're addicted.

I actually tested to see if I was addicted to pepsi so I stopped drinking it for a week, and faired out ok. I would not say it was super easy, but was not hard either. My peak is when I drinked 2 per day though. Some people will drink nearly a whole case. I'd like to see them try to stop for a week cold turkey.

I can substitute soda with ice tea or OJ easily . Coffee however is a different story. I had to drink coffee 3-4 times a day. I'm down to two times a day now....whooppee.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: dbk
I want to drink some coffee in the mornings so that i can stay awake but it really churns my stomach? Any tips?

Dunno. Try different coffee or try various Teas. If it always upsets your stomach, you're SOL or you'll have to live with it. I suppose.

I suffer from this too. I just do without coffee now, and just get my caffeine by other means. I drink tea sometimes, I have a big box of green tea that I keep under my desk at work, but it just doesn't have anywhere near the same level of caffeine. Pepsi Max has become my drink of choice lately. It also can't touch a good cup of joe, but 20oz comes close.

If you simply must have coffee though, try taking an antacid before having a cup. That worked for me most of the time when I remembered to take them. You could also talk to your doctor, and get a prescription for Nexium. It worked great, but every now and then, it made me vomit.

 

[Fayd]

coffee... i dont really drink any. (well, sometimes iced coffee from mcdonalds, but that can hardly be considered coffee.)

soda.. i prob drink in excess of 2 liters a day.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: Fayd
coffee... i dont really drink any. (well, sometimes iced coffee from mcdonalds, but that can hardly be considered coffee.)

WTF???

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: geno
Step one : Stop drinking it.
Step two : Can't do it? You're addicted.

winnar

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: wwswimming
Tony Mandarich took the cake, i loved reading about his steroid-fueled
workouts. he was the worst draft pick everfor the Packers.

Fixed.

fixed again

 

[illusion88]

One must ask oneself, can a person go without caffeine and still function?

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: dbk
I want to drink some coffee in the mornings so that i can stay awake but it really churns my stomach? Any tips?

Dunno. Try different coffee or try various Teas. If it always upsets your stomach, you're SOL or you'll have to live with it. I suppose.

Cheap ass JetAlert from Walmart, or buy 400 grams of powdered caffeine from BulkNutrition for less than $15

 

[MovingTarget]

...when you start cutting out the middleman and drink straight from the pot or frenchpress.

 

[RoloMather]

Originally posted by: MovingTarget
...when you start cutting out the middleman and drink straight from the pot or frenchpress.

One is taking caffeine pills. Ultimate cut of the middle man.

 

[OverVolt]

200mg: slight headache fixed with a sip of tea and tylenol
400mg: headache bad enough that I have to lay down
600mg: I'll take a nap and have a headache bad enough to almost puke
800mg: I'll have a headache so bad I'll puke if I don't drink some coffee and take tylenol
1g: Don't want to think about it. I'd drink like 4 cups of coffee and ween from there.

Those are my withdrawal experiences

You don't really get addicted to caffeine.

What happens is you build a tolerance to it fairly quickly, and need more and more to get the same effect. One day it's 1 pill, the next it's 2 large coffee's and 2 pills, so to speak.

However once you start drinking/taking large amounts to get the same effect, you also start getting more of the adverse effects like anxiety, stomach trouble, rapid heartrate, etc.

But none of the extra desired alertness effects really. Then all your left with is the withdrawal.

IMO if you drink coffee for a long time, the withdrawal seems less severe. I guess you adapt to the trough's in drinking caffeine as well. The thing is, I'd still get the phyical side effects like a bad headache, but not necessarily feel tired.

 

[IEC]

Why don't you stop posting so we can find out if you're addicted to making stupid threads?

 

[nageov3t]

skip your morning caffeine
do you find yourself getting a headache in the afternoon?
is said headache alleviated by drinking coffee/soda?
if yes, you're addicted

 

[njdevilsfan87]

Coffee makes you more alert, motivated, and just a more useful person in general. If there's one thing to be addicted too, it's coffee.

That is why I am not addicted. Yes I get the headache without coffee sometimes, but an addiction is something you want to stop but cannot, where as... why the hell would I want to stop drinking coffee for the above reasons? (I don't drink too much... anywhere from 8-30oz a day)

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: njdevilsfan87
Coffee makes you more alert, motivated, and just a more useful person in general. If there's one thing to be addicted too, it's coffee.

That is why I am not addicted. Yes I get the headache without coffee sometimes, but an addiction is something you want to stop but cannot, where as... why the hell would I want to stop drinking coffee for the above reasons? (I don't drink too much... anywhere from 8-30oz a day)

because you build up a tolerance?

I stopped consuming caffeine on a regular basis about 6 months ago... not only do I sleep better, but on the rare occasions that I *do* drink coffee, I get absolutely wired.